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Originally Posted by Barnes
I agree, Calgary severely lacks space for these types of conferences where smaller rooms are required for talks/presentations. In terms of exhibition space, Stampede is just ok. The GO Expo in June has 20,000 attendees and the Global petroleum Show is 63,000 but the conference side of both shows is really small in comparison.
Aside from what has been posted here in terms of hotel development, there are plenty of plans for even more.
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When the new GM of the City's PDA department, Rollin Stanley first came to Calgary he was shocked at how little hotel space was available downtown .. Combine that with his vision of increasing the density with the core via mixed use developments, I'm sure he is willing to make some concessions if developers are proposing these kinds of ideas.
I also know he hates stadiums from a planning point of view for a municipality (especially public funded) .. IMO if a large mixed use district, dense with hotels, residential/retail/office mixed use developments is put forth it will definitely get the process moving much sooner than later .. From the City's POV anyways
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